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Writing Against Neocolonialism

By Thiong'o, Ng¿g¿ wa

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Writing Against Neocolonialism

By Thiong'o, Ng¿g¿ wa

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Ngugi wa Thiong'o is one of Africa's most prominent writers. Born in 1938 in Limuru, Kenya, Ngugi is a prolific novelist, playwright and short story writer. His widely acclaimed worksinclude his first novel, Weep not, Child (1964), The River Between (1965), A Grain of Wheat (1967), Home coming (1972) and Secret Lives (1964), and M¿rogi wa Kagogo (Wizard of theCrow, 2006) His play, Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry When I Want), co-written with Ng¿g¿ wa Mirii and published in 1977, provoked the Kenyan government which arrested and detained him without trial at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison for nearly a year. During this period, Ngugi wrote the first modern novel in Gikuyu, Devil on the Cross (Caitaani m¿tharaba-In¿), on prison-issued toilet paper which was thereafter smuggled out. He went into exile in the UK upon his release a year later, before relocating to the USA. Ngugi wrote numerous books after his release including; Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary (1981), ), Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (1986), Kenda Muiyuru: Rugano Rwa Gikuyu na Mumbi (The Perfect Nine, 2019), among others. He has won numerous awards for his writing and analyses
Never Be Silent Simama Imara Ngugi wa Thiong'o is one of Africa's most prominent writers. Born in 1938 in Limuru, Kenya, Ngugi is a prolific novelist, playwright and short story writer. His widely acclaimed works include his first novel, Weep not, Child (1964), The River Between (1965), A Grain of Wheat (1967), Home coming (1972) and Secret Lives (1964), and M¿rogi wa Kagogo (Wizard of the Crow, 2006) His play, Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry When I Want), co-written with Ng¿g¿ wa Mirii and published in 1977, provoked the Kenyan government which arrested and detained him without trial at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison for nearly a year. During this period, Ngugi wrote the first modern novel in Gikuyu, Devil on the Cross (Caitaani m¿tharaba-In¿), on prison-issued toilet paper which was thereafter smuggled out. He went into exile in the UK upon his release a year later, before relocating to the USA. Ngugi wrote numerous books after his release including; Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary (1981), ), Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (1986),Kenda Muiyuru: Rugano Rwa Gikuyu na Mumbi (The Perfect Nine, 2019), among others. He has won numerous awards for his writing and analyses
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
26
Release Date:
2025-06-26
Publication Date:
2025-06-26
Publisher:
Vita Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9914945120
ISBN13:
9789914945126
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
55 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
2 cm
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